Bruno François

21.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
177 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Bruno François is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruno François has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Epidemiology, 52 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and 41 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Bruno François's work include Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (42 papers), Nosocomial Infections in ICU (25 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (20 papers). Bruno François is often cited by papers focused on Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (42 papers), Nosocomial Infections in ICU (25 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (20 papers). Bruno François collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Belgium. Bruno François's co-authors include Philippe Vignon, Pierre François Laterre, Mitchell M. Levy, H. Gastinne, Simon Lambden, Jean‐Louis Vincent, Yasser Sakr, Massimo Antonelli, Ignacio Martín‐Loeches and Pierre‐François Laterre and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Bruno François

169 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Assessment of the worldwide burden of critical illness: the Intensive Care Over Nations (ICON) audit

2014 857 citations Jean‐Louis Vincent, Silvio A. Ñamendys‐Silva et al. profile →
Drotrecogin Alfa (Activated) for Adults with Severe Sepsis and a Low Risk of Death

2005 567 citations Edward Abraham, Pierre‐François Laterre et al. profile →
The SOFA score—development, utility and challenges of accurate assessment in clinical trials

2019 544 citations Bruno François et al. Critical Care profile →
Should we stimulate or suppress immune responses in COVID-19? Cytokine and anti-cytokine interventions

2020 474 citations Bruno François et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bruno François France	43	2.9k	1.9k	1.4k	1.3k	1.1k	177	7.3k
Aseem Kumar Canada	34	4.9k 1.7×	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	762 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	69	9.5k
Apostolos Armaganidis Greece	44	3.1k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	722 0.5×	1.7k 1.4×	863 0.8×	172	7.2k
Benoît Misset France	47	2.5k 0.9×	2.2k 1.2×	648 0.5×	1.4k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	163	7.2k
Philippe Montravers France	47	2.9k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	2.0k 1.7×	254	7.7k
Anand Kumar Canada	47	6.5k 2.2×	2.4k 1.3×	2.2k 1.5×	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	138	11.3k
Ricard Ferrer Spain	43	3.8k 1.3×	2.0k 1.0×	909 0.6×	904 0.7×	817 0.7×	237	7.4k
Michaël Darmon France	56	3.5k 1.2×	2.5k 1.3×	1.3k 0.9×	2.8k 2.2×	1.3k 1.1×	234	10.3k
Christophe Adrie France	57	3.0k 1.1×	2.2k 1.2×	1.0k 0.7×	1.8k 1.4×	686 0.6×	112	9.0k
Frank M. Brunkhorst Germany	51	5.7k 2.0×	2.8k 1.5×	1.7k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	1.0k 0.9×	183	10.1k
Bernard Allaouchiche France	46	2.1k 0.7×	2.2k 1.1×	2.3k 1.6×	2.3k 1.8×	548 0.5×	276	8.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Bruno François

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bruno François

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bruno François

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Butler, Joe M., Hessel Peters‐Sengers, Tom D. Y. Reijnders, et al.. (2025). Pathogen-specific host response in critically ill patients with blood stream infections: a nested case–control study. EBioMedicine. 117. 105799–105799. 1 indexed citations

Meyer, Sylvain, et al.. (2024). Evolution of Tracheobronchial Colonization Following Tracheal Intubation in Patients With Neurologic Injury Who Are Ventilated. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 2(2). 100075–100075. 3 indexed citations

Eggimann, Philippe, et al.. (2023). Usefulness of pancreatic stone protein measurement to screen and diagnose sepsis in the context of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign recommendations.. Medical Research Archives. 11(12). 1 indexed citations

Jeannet, Robin, Thomas Daix, Sébastien Hantz, et al.. (2022). De novo natural anti-M alloantibody emergence in severe Coronavirus Disease 2019. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 15(12). 1455–1458. 2 indexed citations

Pugin, Jérôme, Thomas Daix, Jean‐Luc Pagani, et al.. (2021). Serial measurement of pancreatic stone protein for the early detection of sepsis in intensive care unit patients: a prospective multicentric study. Critical Care. 25(1). 151–151. 38 indexed citations

Crippa, Ilaria Alice, Fabio Silvio Taccone, Xavier Wittebole, et al.. (2021). The Prognostic Value of Brain Dysfunction in Critically Ill Patients with and without Sepsis: A Post Hoc Analysis of the ICON Audit. Brain Sciences. 11(5). 530–530. 6 indexed citations

Lascarrou, Jean-Baptiste, Grégoire Müller, Jean‐Pierre Quenot, et al.. (2021). Insights from patients screened but not randomised in the HYPERION trial. Annals of Intensive Care. 11(1). 156–156. 2 indexed citations

François, Bruno, Robin Jeannet, Thomas Daix, et al.. (2018). Interleukin-7 restores lymphocytes in septic shock: the IRIS-7 randomized clinical trial. JCI Insight. 3(5). 278 indexed citations

François, Bruno, et al.. (2016). Regard sur les ensembles mobiliers civils bourguignons. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 29. 1 indexed citations

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Bégot, Emmanuelle, F. Dalmay, Nicolas Pichon, et al.. (2016). Prognostic impact of left ventricular diastolic function in patients with septic shock. Annals of Intensive Care. 6(1). 36–36. 31 indexed citations

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Fedou, Anne-Laure, et al.. (2015). Severe Rhabdomyolysis Associated with Staphylococcus aureus Acute Endocarditis Requiring Surgery. Surgical Infections. 16(6). 840–842. 5 indexed citations

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Bégot, Emmanuelle, M. Clavel, Alessandro Piccardo, et al.. (2015). Hemodynamic monitoring using a single-use indwelling transesophageal echocardiography probe in an unstable patient after open-heart surgery. BMC Medical Imaging. 15(1). 31–31. 1 indexed citations

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Wunderink, Richard G., Bruno François, D. Perrotin, et al.. (2011). Recombinant Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor in Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia: A Randomized Trial. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 183(11). 1561–1568. 76 indexed citations

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Shorr, Andrew F., Jonathan Janes, Antonio Artigas, et al.. (2010). Randomized trial evaluating serial protein C levels in severe sepsis patients treated with variable doses of drotrecogin alfa (activated). Critical Care. 14(6). R229–R229. 14 indexed citations

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Vignon, Philippe, Ali Ait Hssain, Bruno François, et al.. (2008). Echocardiographic assessment of pulmonary artery occlusion pressure in ventilated patients: a transoesophageal study. Critical Care. 12(1). 65 indexed citations

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Garnier, Fabien, Anne Tristan, Bruno François, et al.. (2007). Pneumonia and new methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone.. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 4 indexed citations

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Normand, Sandrine, Bruno François, Marie‐Laure Dardé, et al.. (2005). Oral nystatin prophylaxis of Candida spp. colonization in ventilated critically ill patients. Intensive Care Medicine. 31(11). 1508–1513. 24 indexed citations

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Opal, Steven M., Pierre‐François Laterre, Edward Abraham, et al.. (2004). Recombinant human platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase for treatment of severe sepsis: Results of a phase III, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial*. Critical Care Medicine. 32(2). 332–341. 103 indexed citations

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Pichon, Nicolas, et al.. (2003). [Hepatic abscess from Clostridium perfringens septicemia].. PubMed. 27(2). 237–8. 5 indexed citations

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François, Bruno, et al.. (1987). La néphropathie glomérulaire du syndrome de Bardet-Biedl.. 8(4). 1 indexed citations

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